Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Sunday




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Funky For You (Spacehopper Mix) - Deadbeats

Halloween nights: Suspiria

a classic American Holiday
is here
Halloween weekend!

to celebrate
i will make a list of good horror films
the 'cult' ones...

1st of the list

Suspiria
year 1977 and directed by Dario Argento

a color and unusual views masterpiece!
surreal colors, strange visuals and sounds
an acid trip from the late '70's

a young ballet American dancer
goes to a ballet academy
in Germany, where very strange things
happen to her

the use of color on the film is great!
and the movie is really scary
good to watch on Halloween



and the trailer

Friday, October 26, 2007

sky

Today, October 26, 2007, 6:05:02 pm

Bart Simpson's chalkboard

fires, doctors, bad days
long days, distance
all other maladies
much better
w/ milk and cookies
and a 2-presentation
of The Simpsons!

then all
Western and Easter
thinking, beliefs, and philosophies!
re-united on
Bart Simpson's Chalkboard
"I did not see Elvis"

"Fires down, not out"

that is today's
San Diego Union-Tribune
header

on my way to work and back
i drive by Qualcomm Stadium
i briefly stopped and got this pictures
of the stadium last night
by now just a few hundreds of evacuees are
staying there, in tents or Motor-homes



a few tents at the parking lots



supplies and more parked cars, most of the people
are staying inside at the grades



the supplies



and as they said, some "pinche" fire facts
from this morning Oct 25, 2007
40% contained, is much better than Tuesday morning
when it was 0% contained...



the active fires are not in the city of San Diego
but in San Diego County, where there are many homes still
but the areas still in danger are fully evacuated
they think by Tuesday next week, the fires could be fully contained
but the dry season is still going on so lots of care and resources
for the burned areas are needed still

things are getting better however every day

Thursday, October 25, 2007

noche de luna llena

full moon night / Vollmondnacht

things getting better in San Diego and the Fish is fine!

there are still active fires around San Diego county
but in the city of San Diego itself there are NO active fires!

my office is open again!
and silly Bush arrived today to offer Federal help
to the affected areas

the number of evacuees at Qualcomm Stadium
has reduced from 12,000 yesterday
to just 3,000 today! many people have been allowed
to go back home, since many areas have been cleared out
from being in danger of fire

and then cute news come out of the ashes
like this woman on this morning's newspapter
who was evacuated
her house was affected, but she found alive
his son's pet fish, maybe 'cause i have a fish too
this was good news

starting to see things clearer these fiery days
in San Diego

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

these fire days

"Fire Might Spread 'All The Way To The Ocean' Unless the shrieking Santa Ana winds subside, fire crews said that they can do little more than try to wait it out and react."
from NBC San Diego page today Oct 24 2007

and today's fire map from around 11 am



San Diego's main newspaper
The San Diego Union Tribune
continues with the Cartoon tradition
'cause today more than ever
San Diegans need a bit of sense of humor
[click on images for a bigger size]

our Californian flag
the poor bear...



and yes, ironic indeed
worth mentioning that Tijuana major and
Mexican authorities, from the "other side"
of the fence have been sending firefighters
and aids to San Diego



indeed very special and unforgettable times
we are living here these days

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

500,000 San Diegans to evacuate

the newspaper this morning
October 23, 2007 said
300,000 evacuees
but by 10 pm so far
500,000 people
have been evacuated from their homes!



the major evacuation center is in Qualcomm Stadium

the situation according to evacuees and refugees is under control
so far
very few injured people or firemen
which is the most important part

but sadly the fires are still not under control!

where i live, you cannot see any of the fires
but you can smell the smoke pretty heavy and the sky is orange and smoky
here a map of the Fires around the county
from the San Diego County Emergency Web page
Oct 23, 2007 at 6 pm



the blue dot is where i live, so pretty much the fires are below and above... and well to see those acres and acres of terrain and homes burning, is just heart-breaking... many parts of the area of San Diego county are used to grow avocados, oranges, or grow livestock... many animals shelters are receiving horses, large pets, goats, birds, etc.



very sad situtation, schools are closed, and well, strange to say but sadly our offices are closed, like 1/2 San Diego offices

it seems that Thursday will be the day when things will be better with the wind so the things are expected to calm down then,